Ready-to-use programs for 12 of the world’s most popular sports, including basketball, rugby, soccer, football (American), volleyball, baseball, track and field, swimming, wrestling, golf, rowing, and winter sports

Leaving no topic uncovered, Developing Power is the most comprehensive resource dedicated to increasing athletic power. These are the exercises, programs, and protocols being used at the highest levels of sport and performance. With Developing Power, the experts at NSCA are ready to elevate your power.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I: Essentials of Power DevelopmentChapter 1. Nature of PowerChapter 2. Assessment of PowerChapter 3. Periodization and Power IntegrationChapter 4. Power Training for Different Populations

Part II: Exercises for Power DevelopmentChapter 5. Upper Body Power ExercisesChapter 6. Lower Body Power ExercisesChapter 7. Total Body Power ExercisesChapter 8. Advanced Power Techniques

Part III: Sport-Specific Power DevelopmentChapter 9. Team Sport Power TrainingChapter 10. Individual Sport Power Training

References
Index
About the NSCA
About the Editor
About the Contributors

About the Editor

The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) is the
world’s leading organization in the field of sport conditioning. Drawing
on the resources and expertise of the most recognized professionals in
strength training and conditioning, sport science, performance research,
education, and sports medicine, the NSCA is the world’s trusted source
of knowledge and training guidelines for coaches and athletes. The NSCA
provides the crucial link between the lab and the field.

ABOUT THE EDITOR

Mike R. McGuigan, PhD, CSCS,*D, is a professor of strength and
conditioning at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) in New Zealand.
From 2009 through 2012, he was a sport scientist with High Performance
Sport New Zealand, where he worked with many elite athletes. He has
worked in a variety of academic roles at universities in Australia and
the United States.

McGuigan is an associate editor for the Journal of Australian
Strength and Conditioning, Journal of Strength and Conditioning
Research, and International Journal of Sports Physiology and
Performance. He was the research and innovation coordinator for the
New Zealand Silver Ferns netball team from 2009 to 2015. His research
interests are in the areas of strength and power development and
monitoring of athletes.

He was the recipient of the NSCA’s William J. Kraemer Outstanding Sport
Scientist of the Year award in 2016, the Journal of Strength and
Conditioning Research Editorial Excellence Award in 2010, and the
National Strength and Conditioning Association Outstanding Young
Investigator Award in 2007.

McGuigan lives in Auckland, New Zealand.

Reviews

"Developing Power is THE definitive guide to the
assessment and development of this most important athletic performance
quality. It will rapidly become the go-to guide for anyone aiming to
improve explosive power in themselves or their athletes."

—David Joyce, Head of Athletic Performance for the GWS
Giants (Australian Football League)

"Power is a vital component of athletic performance that needs to be
cultivated in a total conditioning program. Developing Power is
an invaluable resource for doing just that."

—William Kraemer, PhD, CSCS,*D, FNSCA, Professor in the
Department of Human Sciences at The Ohio State University; Author of Science
and Practice of Strength Training

Ready-to-use programs for 12 of the world’s most popular sports, including basketball, rugby, soccer, football (American), volleyball, baseball, track and field, swimming, wrestling, golf, rowing, and winter sports

Leaving no topic uncovered, Developing Power is the most comprehensive resource dedicated to increasing athletic power. These are the exercises, programs, and protocols being used at the highest levels of sport and performance. With Developing Power, the experts at NSCA are ready to elevate your power.

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